Buakaw Banchamek and Suphachai “Saenchai” Saepong, two of the biggest names in Muay Thai have officially agreed and signed the contract for a base knuckle Muay Thai fight at BKFC. Buakaw vs. Saenchai is set for March 18, 2023 and will be held under “special rules”.
Buakaw Banchamek (40), 2X K-1 World Max champion made his long-awaited bare-knuckle boxing debut in September at BKFC Thailand 3, defeating Erkan Varol. Now, the increasingly popular promotion finally managed to secure the signing of Bukaw’s greatest “friendly rival” Suphachai “Saenchai” Saepong, a four-division Lumpinee Boxing Stadium champion for the very first Buakaw vs. Saenchai meeting inside the ring!
Buakaw vs. Saenchai, which is set to be 42-year-old Senchai’s debut in the BKFC is going to be nothing short of a spectacle, given both fighter’s records (241-24-12, 74 KOs – Buakaw, 27-49-2, 41 KOs – Saenchai).
This is going to be the first instance of Buakaw vs. Saenchai in a ring. We’ve seen the two spar before, but a fight between them has never happened.
According to David Feldman, President of Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship: “Once we started working with ‘Buakaw’ and ‘Saenchai’ earlier this year, it became very apparent how big of an international, game-changing event this [Buakaw vs. Saenchai] would be for combat sports,”
“They’ve both had legendary careers and competed in many of the most exciting Muay Thai fights in history. Combat sports fans have always had very strong opinions about who would win, now they’re going to take the gloves off and finally settle their score.”
The venue and city of the Buakaw vs. Saenchai event are still not decided, with BKFC hoping to announce them soon. For now, it is certain that it will take place somewhere in the Middle East.
“We’re working on solidifying the site and targeting a location in the Middle East which we will announce shortly,” Feldman said.
“The fourth quarter this year is huge for BKFC with numerous events all over the world, however, the upcoming announcements we have for 2023 will make headlines in the sports and entertainment world throughout the year.”
